AGL is a collaborative open-source project that brings together automakers, suppliers, and technology companies to build an open, Linux-based software platform for automotive applications that can serve as the de facto industry standard. Its adoption of the Renesas R-Car starter kit makes it easy for software developers to adopt the hardware environment that runs software developed by this project, enabling them to quickly and easily develop in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) software for the next generation of connected vehicles.
The R-Car starter kit is compatible with the Unified Code Base (UCB) 3.0, which the AGL project released in January 2017. The R-Car starter kit allows you to upgrade your software development environment to 64-bit, which, unlike the previous 32-bit versions, enables the latest IT solutions, including container technology (Note 1), they can be applied seamlessly to automotive applications.
In addition, two IVI development expansion boards from a Renesas partner will be available in July 2017 (Note 2) which can be used with the R-Car Starter kit. The standard expansion board includes multiple displays and a wide range of network interfaces, and the advanced model provides interfaces that can be expanded to up to eight camera input channels as well as high-speed/high-capacity storage.
Software developers can easily maintain IVI software development with the latest software development environment platform, which will serve as an industry standard, and expansion boards optimized for IVI development. This access to the platform and board, along with support from Renesas' open-source libraries and the R-Car ecosystem of over 190 companies, enables software developers to quickly develop IVI application software and reduce costs.
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Containers are a type of virtualization technology that are incorporated into systems where they are combined with the runtime environment required by applications. This technology has received considerable attention in recent years from the IT industry, as it can significantly reduce software management costs.
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The Renesas R-Car starter kit adopted as the standard Linux reference platform in automotive engineering to accelerate IVI development
Renesas Electronics has announced that Automotive Grade Linux (AGL) has adopted the Renesas R-Car starter kit as one of its standard reference platforms for software development.
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